Donald Trump started off strong at the Al Smith Dinner on Thursday night in New York City, cracking jokes about modesty being "perhaps my best quality," but he was eventually booed by the audience after saying his opponent, Hillary Clinton, was in "public tonight pretending not to hate Catholics."
The annual event is a fundraiser for Catholic charities, raising money for needy children. It's held in honor of Al Smith, a New York governor and the first Catholic presidential nominee, and hosted by the Catholic archbishop of New York. Trump spoke before Clinton, and he immediately began ribbing his opponent: "It's great to be here with 1,000 wonderful people, or as I call it, a small, intimate dinner with some friends. Or as Hillary calls it, her largest crowd of the season." Clinton laughed, and Trump added, "Ah, this is corny stuff."
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His bit took a sharp turn when he said Clinton was "deceiving" people by having a public and a private view on the same matter, and the audience began to boo. Things got downright hostile when he called Clinton "corrupt" and said she was in "public tonight, pretending not to hate Catholics." Watch the video below, and get ready to cringe. Catherine Garcia
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